Die-hard voters from around the country

For when your vote really wants to matter.

If you were ambivalent about voting today, these five people may put you to shame.

Centarian voters

At the ripe old age of 103, Letha Sturgis caught a ride with four other generations of her family, with her great-granddaughter driving, to cast her ballot in Milton, Del. She voted for Barack Obama.

If you think that’s not dedication enough, another 103-year-old, Betty Lockett helped register 103 Mississippians to vote, as a birthday present to herself.

Voting as a final act

World War II veteran Frank Tanabe died in late October. But the Honolulu resident made sure to cast his absentee ballot first. Tanabe had never missed a presidential election, and, from his hospice bed, made sure to vote one last time.

.@bradbaris I voted early too.. and so did The POTUS, and Frank Tanabe! We are in good company. allyson o.

Voting while in labor

Not wanting to let the miracle of childbirth get in the way of electing a president, Cook County, Ill., resident Galicia Malone cast her ballot on the way to the hospital. Malone’s water had already broken by the time she entered the polling booth, NBC Chicago reports.

“Cook County Clerk David Orr said Malone’s contractions were five minutes apart when she showed up around 8:30 a.m. at her precinct’s location named, yes, New Life Celebration Church.”

The memorable first-time voters

It took a long time for some people to decide to cast their first ballot. Case in point: Joanna Jenkins, who can’t read, can’t write, has no state ID, and is 108 years old. She cast an enthusiastic absentee ballot for Barack Obama.

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Rosie Lewis is only 99, but the Floridian also decided to cast her first ballot this year. She was seven when women earned the right to vote, and “was in her 50s by the time Jim Crow laws were abolished.” She’s also voting for Obama.

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When voting is more important than a medical condition

In Palm Beach County, a pregnant woman didn’t give birth, but did pass out after waiting in line for more than two hours. Not letting anything deter her, the woman “was hand-delivered an absentee ballot by an Obama campaign volunteer,” the Palm Beach Post reports.

A Detroit man scoffs at your petty “passed out.” The unnamed elderly gentleman was filling out his absentee ballot when he suffered a heart attack. After a few minutes of CPR from his aide Ty Houston, the man was revived. The Detroit News has more:

“‘He was dead,’ Houston said. ‘He had no heartbeat and he wasn’t breathing. I started CPR, and after a few minutes, he revived and started breathing again. He knew his name and his wife’s name.’